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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Shot \Shot\, n.; pl. Shotor Shots. [OE. shot, schot, AS. gesceot a missile; akin to D. schot a shot, shoot, G. schuss, geschoss a missile, Icel. skot a throwing, a javelin, and E. shoot, v.t. [root]159. See Shoot, and cf. Shot a share.] 1. The act of shooting; discharge of a firearm or other weapon which throws a missile. [1913 Webster] He caused twenty shot of his greatest cannon to be made at the king's army. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster] 2. A missile weapon, particularly a ball or bullet; specifically, whatever is discharged as a projectile from firearms or cannon by the force of an explosive. [1913 Webster] Note: Shot used in war is of various kinds, classified according to the material of which it is composed, into lead, wrought-iron, and cast-iron; according to form, into spherical and oblong; according to structure and modes of operation, into solid, hollow, and case. See Bar shot, Chain shot, etc., under Bar, Chain, etc. [1913 Webster] 3. Small globular masses of lead, of various sizes, -- used chiefly as the projectiles in shotguns for killing game; as, bird shot; buckshot. [1913 Webster] 4. The flight of a missile, or the distance which it is, or can be, thrown; as, the vessel was distant more than a cannon shot. [1913 Webster] 5. A marksman; one who practices shooting; as, an exellent shot. [1913 Webster] 6. (Fisheries) (a) A cast of a net. (b) The entire throw of nets at one time. (c) A place or spot for setting nets. (d) A single draft or catch of fish made. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 7. (Athletics) A spherical weight, to be put, or thrown, in competition for distance. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 8. A stroke, throw, or other action to propel a ball or other game piece in certain games, as in billiards, hockey, basketball, curling, etc.; also, a move, as in chess. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 9. A guess; conjecture; also, an attempt. [Colloq.] ``I'll take a shot at it.'' [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] Shot belt, a belt having a pouch or compartment for carrying shot. Shot cartridge, a cartridge containing powder and small shot, forming a charge for a shotgun. Shot garland (Naut.), a wooden frame to contain shot, secured to the coamings and ledges round the hatchways of a ship. Shot gauge, an instrument for measuring the diameter of round shot. --Totten. shot hole, a hole made by a shot or bullet discharged. Shot locker (Naut.), a strongly framed compartment in the hold of a vessel, for containing shot. Shot of a cable (Naut.), the splicing of two or more cables together, or the whole length of the cables thus united. Shot prop (Naut.), a wooden prop covered with tarred hemp, to stop a hole made by the shot of an enemy in a ship's side. Shot tower, a lofty tower for making shot, by dropping from its summit melted lead in slender streams. The lead forms spherical drops which cool in the descent, and are received in water or other liquid. Shot window, a window projecting from the wall. Ritson, quoted by Halliwell, explains it as a window that opens and shuts; and Wodrow describes it as a window of shutters made of timber and a few inches of glass above them. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Shots \Shots\, n. pl. The refuse of cattle taken from a drove. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Shot \Shot\, n.; pl. Shotor Shots. [OE. shot, schot, AS. gesceot a missile; akin to D. schot a shot, shoot, G. schuss, geschoss a missile, Icel. skot a throwing, a javelin, and E. shoot, v.t. [root]159. See Shoot, and cf. Shot a share.] 1. The act of shooting; discharge of a firearm or other weapon which throws a missile. He caused twenty shot of his greatest cannon to be made at the king's army. --Clarendon. 2. A missile weapon, particularly a ball or bullet; specifically, whatever is discharged as a projectile from firearms or cannon by the force of an explosive. Note: Shot used in war is of various kinds, classified according to the material of which it is composed, into lead, wrought-iron, and cast-iron; according to form, into spherical and oblong; according to structure and modes of operation, into solid, hollow, and case. See Bar shot, Chain shot, etc., under Bar, Chain, etc. 3. Small globular masses of lead, of various sizes, -- used chiefly for killing game; as, bird shot; buckshot. 4. The flight of a missile, or the distance which it is, or can be, thrown; as, the vessel was distant more than a cannon shot. 5. A marksman; one who practices shooting; as, an exellent shot. Shot belt, a belt having a pouch or compartment for carrying shot. Shot cartridge, a cartridge containing powder and small shot, forming a charge for a shotgun. Shot garland (Naut.), a wooden frame to contain shot, secured to the coamings and ledges round the hatchways of a ship. Shot gauge, an instrument for measuring the diameter of round shot. --Totten. shot hole, a hole made by a shot or bullet discharged. Shot locker (Naut.), a strongly framed compartment in the hold of a vessel, for containing shot. Shot of a cable (Naut.), the splicing of two or more cables together, or the whole length of the cables thus united. Shot prop (Naut.), a wooden prop covered with tarred hemp, to stop a hole made by the shot of an enemy in a ship's side. Shot tower, a lofty tower for making shot, by dropping from its summit melted lead in slender streams. The lead forms spherical drops which cool in the descent, and are received in water or other liquid. Shot window, a window projecting from the wall. Ritson, quoted by Halliwell, explains it as a window that opens and shuts; and Wodrow describes it as a window of shutters made of timber and a few inches of glass above them.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Shots \Shots\, n. pl. The refuse of cattle taken from a drove. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
shots n. (plural of en shot) vb. (infl of en shot s-verb-form) Portuguese n. (plural of pt shot) Swedish n. (noun form of sv shot indef gen s)From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
shots n. (plural of en shot) vb. (infl of en shot s-verb-form)From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
shots n. (plural of en shot) vb. (infl of en shot s-verb-form) Portuguese n. (plural of pt shot) Swedish n. (noun form of sv shot indef gen s)From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
shots n. (plural of en shot) vb. (infl of en shot s-verb-form) Portuguese n. (plural of pt shot) Swedish n. (noun form of sv shot indef gen s)From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
shots Englanti n. (en-monikko s hot)From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
shot's Engelska n. (böjning en subst shot)From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
shots n. (böjning sv subst shot)From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
shots' Engelska n. (böjning en subst shot)From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]
shots n. (böjning sv subst shot)From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Shots /ʃˈɒts/ الطلقاتFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
shots /ʃˈɒts/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]střely
shots /ʃˈɒts/From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]výstřely
shots /ʃˈɒts/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]saethiadau
shots /ʃˈɒts/ FilmaufnahmenFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
shots /ʃˈɒts/ FotografienFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ], Photographien , Fotos , Photos [alt] , Fotoaufnahmen , Aufnahmen "take candid shots" - unbemerkte/nicht gestellte Aufnahmen machen Synonyms: photographs, photos, photographic pictures see: photograph, photo, photographic picture, shot, custody photograph, infrared photography, portrait photograph, portrait photo, headshot
shots /ʃˈɒts/ InjektionenFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ], Spritzen Synonyms: injections, jabs see: injection, jab, shot, arterial injections, gas injection, intracardiac injection, intramuscular injection, intrathecal injection, painkilling injection, hypodermic injection, subconjunctival injection, give injections, make injections
shots /ʃˈɒts/ SchützenFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]Synonyms: shooters, shootists see: shooter, shot, shootist, good shooter, good shot, crack shot, dead shot, deadeye, traditional shooters, master shot
shots /ʃˈɒts/ SchüsseFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]see: shot, heart shot, headshot, rifle shot, aimed shot, sighted shot, squeezed shot
shots /ʃˈɒts/ TorschüsseFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]see: shot on goal, shot
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